Capture 180, 3MT Winners Announced
A big congratulations goes out to our 2018 Capture 180 Research Challenge and 3 Minute Thesis winners! Thank you to all of our students that participated for sharing your research!
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Ten undergraduate research students participated in the 2018 Capture 180 Research Challenge. Front Row: Michael Denning, Pranaya Pakala, Cassie Meyer and Mackenzie Thorley. Back Row: Joceyln Bayles, Kelly Kimble, Taylor Malachowski, Shamin Jamadar and Logan Childers.
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Two winners emerged from the 2018 Capture 180 Research Challenge. Joceyln Bayles (left) was named the People’s Choice winner for her research presentation “More PEAS Please: Can Food-Based Learning Improve Preschoolers Vegetable Intake?” Taylor Malachowski earned the title of Grand Champion for her presentation “ACSL6 is Required for Spermataogenesis.”
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A pair of graduate students took home top honors at the 3 Minute Thesis Challenge. Robert Driver (left) earned the People’s Choice award for his presentation “The Key to a Peaceful Life Hidden in the Siamese Fighting Fish.” Emory Wellman earned the title of Grand Champion for her presentation “Better Together: Oyster Reefs and Salt Marshes as a Dynamic Duo.”